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DE&S awards five providers nine contracts to support 3,000 military and police boats

Defence Security

DE&S awards five providers nine contracts to support 3,000 military and police boats

27 March 2026

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) National Armaments Director Group, has awarded £283.5 million worth of contracts to maintain and support approximately 3,000 boats across the UK Armed Forces and MoD Police, creating and safeguarding over 100 skilled jobs across England, Scotland and Wales.

BAE Systems partners with Scale AI on agentic AI for defence

Defence

BAE Systems partners with Scale AI on agentic AI for defence

27 March 2026

BAE Systems and Scale AI have announced a strategic relationship agreement to accelerate the development and fielding of advanced artificial intelligence capabilities in support of the US Department of War’s (DoW) high-stakes mission environments and operational platforms.

B&H Worldwide secures investment from Sun European Partners

Aerospace

B&H Worldwide secures investment from Sun European Partners

27 March 2026

Heathrow based multinational logistics specialist B&H Worldwide Ltd, has secured investment from Sun European Partners, LLP., which is set to significantly enhance its international logistics capabilities.

Getac launches CommandCore

Defence Security

Getac launches CommandCore

27 March 2026

Getac has announced the launch of its CommandCore rugged drone control solution.

Bombardier delivers first Global 8000 to NetJets

Aerospace

Bombardier delivers first Global 8000 to NetJets

27 March 2026

Bombardier has delivered its first Global 8000 aircraft to fleet launch customer NetJets.

JFD appoints Adrian Capner as Managing Director in Australia

Defence

JFD appoints Adrian Capner as Managing Director in Australia

27 March 2026

JFD Global has appointed Adrian Capner as its new Managing Director of JFD Australia, who will take up his new role on 1st April 2026.

Military medics trial AI for the battlefield

Defence

Military medics trial AI for the battlefield

26 March 2026

Scientists from the UK and the US have tested and explored what it would take for medics to delegate high-stakes decisions to AI on the battlefield.

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UK to provide training and support for Turkish Typhoons

Defence

UK to provide training and support for Turkish Typhoons

26 March 2026

The UK Government has reached a major defence agreement with the Republic of Türkiye to provide training and support equipment and services for its recently ordered Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

UK and US seek solutions to counter underwater drone threat

Defence

UK and US seek solutions to counter underwater drone threat

26 March 2026

The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is seeking technology to counter unmanned underwater vehicle threats, for which UK companies can apply, with solutions assessed by jHub, for potential UK defence use.

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Rethinking aerospace and defence manufacturing

Features

Rethinking aerospace and defence manufacturing

16 March 2026

Simon Clark, visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge Department of Engineering and founder and CEO of Julius & Clark, examines the transformation taking place within aerospace and defence manufacturing and the factory of the future.

Engineering the swarm: how software is powering autonomous defence systems

Focus

Engineering the swarm: how software is powering autonomous defence systems

23 February 2026

Across skies, seas and battlefields, a new kind of formation is emerging: one made not of pilots and platoons but of intelligent machines acting in perfect coordination. Autonomous swarms are redefining how nations project power, defend assets and respond to threats in real time, creating urgency to develop autonomous systems that can think, ...

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Defence

Military medics trial AI for the battlefield

26 March 2026

Scientists from the UK and the US have tested and explored what it would take for medics to delegate high-stakes decisions to AI on the battlefield.

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NPAS shares innovation insights at CAA Future of Flight Day

9 March 2026

At the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s Future of Flight Day, David Walters, Head of Futures and Innovation, National Police Air Service (NPAS), shared the latest progress in NPAS’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) development programme and showcased a recent multiagency search and rescue demonstration.

Defence

NAD awards final major BMfS contract

25 February 2026

The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group has awarded the third and final major contract within the Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) programme, towards delivery of defence support transformation.

Security

Met cuts phone theft by 10,000 offences

24 February 2026

The Metropolitan Police Service has cut mobile phone theft offences in London by 10,000 in the past year following its largest ever crackdown on phone thieves.

Security

NCA and NatWest partner to address Invoice Fraud

4 February 2026

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and NatWest Group have launched a joint campaign aimed at accounts payable professionals and finance personnel that highlights the risks of Invoice Fraud, a crime that costs businesses millions each year.

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